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  Foreign Coins Struck on U.S. PlanchetsThis is a discovery coin and is unique. It is a Bolivia 1942 50 Centavos struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia on a U.S. Wartime Nickel planchet. It is considered to be the only known foreign coin struck on a U.S. Wartime Nickel Planchet! The Mint Error News website has a 69 page report of coins struck by the U.S. Mint for foreign countries. It is the most comprehensive report available anywhere and was used to identify this unique mint error. Click here for a PDF of the 69 page report.  |
